OUR SERVICES
Adult and Pediatric Hospice Care
Notre Dame Hospice Care in Massachusetts provides comfort, compassion, companionship, and support to patients nearing the end of life and their family members when a treatment or cure for an underlying disease is no longer available. Services are delivered by a dedicated team of health care professionals who focus on addressing physical, mental, social and spiritual needs to improve quality of life.
Hospice Care at Home
Notre Dame Hospice is a Medicare-certified hospice provider that has been delivering hospice services to individuals in personal homes, other nursing facilities, assisted living facilities or wherever patients call home since 2007.
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Notre Dame is committed to the belief that there is a lot of living to be accomplished during the final stages of life.
Because of this belief, we bring a comfortable, compassionate and holistic approach to support end-of-life care in Massachusetts while caring for individuals of all ages. The Notre Dame Hospice Team also provides companionship for those we serve and their families, helping to ease the transition for all involved.
This team is composed of:
- Physicians
- Nurse practitioners
- Licensed nurses
- Certified home health aides
- Social workers
- Spiritual counselors
- Specially trained volunteers
- Music and massage therapists
- Bereavement specialists
The Hospice Team is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Provided Hospice Services in Our Massachusetts Community
At Notre Dame, we offer 24-hour, on-call compassionate Hospice Care in Massachusetts to provide comfort and peace of mind to patients and their families.
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Our top-rated Hospice Care in Massachusetts features teams that are available to care for individuals across a wide geographical area.
Pediatric Hospice Care
Notre Dame Health Care is the only provider of Pediatric Palliative Care and Hospice for children in central Massachusetts.
Frequently Asked Questions About Notre Dame Hospice Care in Massachusetts
Hospice Care is a service that is provided in personal homes, nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, board and care facilities, or wherever a patient calls home.
Hospice Care serves anyone whose doctor has determined a disease prognosis of six months or less, provided the disease process runs its expected course.
- Eligibility must be certified by the patient’s physician and the Hospice medical director.
- A patient will be eligible for Hospice indefinitely as long as they meet prognosis guidelines.
- There is no age restriction for Hospice Care.
- Many people associate Hospice Care with cancer, but only half of Hospice patients have cancer. Those in Hospice Care may also be dealing with CVA, end-stage heart disease, lung disease, kidney disease, liver disease, Alzheimer’s disease, ALS/MS, and AIDS.
Hospice Care is here to help patients and their families.
Like Palliative Care, Hospice Care provides comprehensive comfort care and support for the family. However, in Hospice Care, the focus is no longer on curative treatments or prolonging life. Hospice Care focuses on comfort and achieving the highest quality of life for each individual.
We know that paying for Hospice Care is a topic that can cause stress. We’re here to help. Our Hospice Care at home is covered by:
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- Most private insurance plans
Please contact a member of our team or your insurance company for more details.
Yes, our Hospice Care Team will work in collaboration with your primary care and specialty care physicians to ensure the best support possible.
While Notre Dame Hospice embraces the Catholic health care tradition, we are committed to providing services for patients and families of all faiths, ensuring dignity and respect for individual needs and choice.
Anyone can refer someone to Hospice Care, including:
- Nurses
- Physicians
- Family members
- Community agencies
- Priests, chaplains, or other religious leaders
- The patient themselves
When you contact us, we will ask you a range of questions to determine how we can best support you or your loved one during this time. These questions may include:
- What prompted you to call about Hospice Care today?
- What have the last six months been like in terms of health history?
- When was the last visit to a PCP or clinic/hospital?
- Where do you or your loved one currently reside?
- Can you please provide your insurance information?
